đầm lầy
Definition
Noun: 1. Marsh; Swamp: A low-lying area of land that is saturated with water, often featuring soft, wet ground and typically dominated by grasses and other herbaceous plants. 2. Bog; Fen: A type of wetland characterized by a soft, spongy ground composed mainly of decaying plant matter (peat), often with more acidic water.
Usage Examples
- (This area was once a vast marsh.)
- (The vehicle got stuck deep in the bog.)
- (Many bird species live in the swamp.)
Advanced Usage
- Used metaphorically to describe a complex, difficult, or entrapping situation.
- Vụ án đó như một đầm lầy pháp lý. (That case is like a legal quagmire.)
- In ecology, specific types are distinguished, such as peat bogs () or salt marshes ().
Variants and Related Words
- Vùng đầm lầy (n): Marshland; swampy region.
- Đất lầy (n): Waterlogged or muddy ground.
- Đầm (n): A pond or a lagoon; can sometimes imply a shallower or smaller wetland area than "đầm lầy".
Synonyms
- Marsh: A wetland with grasses.
- Swamp: A forested wetland.
- Bog: A peat-accumulating wetland.
- Fen: A peat-forming wetland fed by groundwater.
- Quagmire: Soft, boggy ground; also a metaphor for a predicament.
Related Idioms
- Lún sâu vào đầm lầy: To sink deeper into a quagmire (literal or figurative).
- Công ty đang lún sâu vào đầm lầy nợ nần. (The company is sinking deeper into a quagmire of debt.)
noun
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marssh; bog
